Padua College

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Padua College
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Deus Meus Et Omnia
(My God My All)
Established 1956
School type Independent
Principal/
Headmaster		 Mr Robert Out
Location Brisbane, QLD, Australia
Campus Kedron
Enrollment 1100
(Years 5-12)
School colours Brown, Grey, White and Gold
Homepage http://www.padua.qld.edu.au/

Padua College is a Catholic boys school in Brisbane, Australia. The college derived its name from the Franciscan Friar Saint Anthony of Padua (1195-1231), appointed by St Francis as the first Professor of Theology for the Friars. Padua is the university city of Northern Italy where St Anthony died.

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[edit] History of the College

Padua began in 1956 when the Franciscan Sisters, who cared for the parish primary school of St Anthony’s, were no longer able to cater for the large number of boys in their school. At the request of Sister Mary Bernadette O’Callaghan OSF, the Friars, who had taken charge of the Kedron parish since 1929, agreed to begin a separate school for boys.

Fr Damian Nolan OFM, was appointed nominal Rector of the new school, which began with two lay teachers, Mrs Eileen Cameron and Mr John Fox, and 89 boys in Years 4, 5 and 6. The Friars began teaching in the school in 1957 with the arrival of Fr Alban Mitchell OFM, Fr Angelo O’Hagan OFM, and a little later Fr Odoric OFM.

Since that time Padua has developed with many extensions and facilities. At present there are over 1000 students enrolled at the College.

In November 2006, former Rector and now current Chaplain Fr. John Boyd-Boland released his book "On A Cragged Hill - A Fifty Year Story" reliving the events and history of Padua College since its beginnings in 1956.

[edit] Sport

Sport is an important part of the college curriculum. The College is a member of the Associated Independent Colleges (AIC) whose sporting competitions usually take place on Saturdays. The member colleges of this association are Marist College Ashgrove, Iona College, St Patrick's College, St Edmund's College, St Peter's Lutheran College, St Laurence's College, Villanova College and Padua College.

[edit] Co-curricular activities

All boys attending the College are required to represent Padua in co-curricular activities. The College offers students the opportunity to participate in debating and public speaking events, chess competitions and music and drama programs. In addition, the College also enters teams into the Associated Independent Colleges competition for the following sports: Swimming, Water Polo, Cricket, Volleyball, Rugby, Soccer, Tennis, Basketball, Athletics and Cross Country.

All boys must compete in the College's annual Inter-House Swimming, Cross Country and Athletics Carnivals. Padua College has its playing fields on a 73,000 square metre site at Elliot Road Banyo for cricket, rugby and soccer.

Padua has a very well-equipped Music Department which includes a recording studio and sound-proof drum room. Tuition is available in all orchestral instruments. A wide variety of instruments are available for hire to students at a low cost. Students are encouraged to become members of the Concert Bands, Big Band, String Orchestras and Symphony. All Year 8 students study piano and guitar as part of the ordinary school curriculum. Music is taught as a Board Subject in Years 9 through to 12. Every alternate year the boys and girls from Mt Alvernia and Padua College produce a Musical. Recent productions have included "Joseph and the Technicolour Dreamcoat", "Les Miserables", and more recently, "Jesus Christ Superstar".

[edit] Houses

All boys are placed into house groups when they enrol at the college. These houses are:

Beirne
House colours: Red (for military fortitude and magnanimity), and White (for peace and sincerity).
House symbol: A hand - the pledge of Faith, sincerity and justice.
Motto: “Fuimus” (We have been)

Grigg
House colours: Gold (for generosity), and Black (for constancy).
House symbol: An eel - the ancient symbol for wisdom. Young eels are known as "Griggs".
Motto: "Ut prosim” (That I may be of use)

Mitchell
House colours: Blue (for loyalty and truth), and White (for peace and sincerity).
House symbol: A swan - a symbol for poets and the hieroglyphic of a musical person.
Motto: “Moriendo Modulor” (Dying, I sing)

Odoric
House colours: Green (for prosperity, success and new beginnings), and White (for inner purity).
House symbol: An ostrich - a symbol of willing obedience and serenity.
Motto: “Valens et Volens” (Able and willing)

[edit] Staff Leaders (2007)

  • Rector: Robert Out
  • Vice Rector Administration: Simon Stower
  • Vice Rector Curriculum: Trish Dwyer
  • Vice Rector Formation: Michael O'Brien
  • Vice Rector Pastoral Care: Brett Harvey
  • Vice Rector Primary: Phillip Dobson
  • Beirne House Guardian: Paul Garufi
  • Grigg House Guardian: Daniel Cull
  • Mitchell House Guardian: John Butterworth
  • Odoric House Guardian: Ryan Hanly
  • Sports Master: Scott Maguire

[edit] Student Leaders (2007)

  • School Captain: Rhys Young
  • School Vice Captain: Chris Vickers
  • Beirne House Captain: Sam Weeks
  • Beirne House Vice Captain: Patrick Jensen
  • Grigg House Captain: Noah Honeywill
  • Grigg House Vice Captain: Dominic Morris
  • Mitchell House Captain: Lachlan Creighton
  • Mitchell House Vice Captain: Dean Coppolecchia
  • Odoric House Captain: Joshua Corley
  • Odoric House Vice Captain: Peter Cowley

[edit] Notable Alumni

[edit] External links

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